VOL WEIGHTED TREND Trading Guide
Last updated: July 22, 2026
The Volume-Weighted Trend Strength is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Volume-Weighted Trend Strength (VWTS) Optimized to the Golden Standard - Eliminated massive property bloat by consolidating 12 internal fields into a strictly bounded `_meta` buffer.
What does the indicator show?
- Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
- BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
- Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.
Key Settings
- ATR Length (
atrLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Dir Vol EMA Length (
dirVolLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Volume Avg Length (
volAvgLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Normalize EMA Len (
normLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Normalize Factor (
normFactor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Signal EMA Length (
signalLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Quality EMA Length (
qualityLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - No-Trend Threshold (
noTrendThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Strong Threshold (
strongThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Climax Vol Threshold (
climaxThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Trend Confirm Bars (
confirmBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Show Signal Line (
showSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Show Quality Line (
showQuality): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Show Climax Markers (
showClimax): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Show Extra EMA (
showExtraEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Extra EMA Length (
extraEmaLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - VWTS (
vwts): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Signal (
signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Extra EMA (
extraEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Trend Quality (
quality): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Vol Ratio (
volRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - VWTS Score (
vwts): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Signal Line (
signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Extra EMA Line (
extraEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Trend Quality (
quality): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Bull Trend (
isBullTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Bear Trend (
isBearTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is No Trend (
isNoTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Strong Trend (
isStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Confirmed Bull (
isConfirmedBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Confirmed Bear (
isConfirmedBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Trend Flip Up (
trendFlipUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Trend Flip Down (
trendFlipDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Volume Climax Buy (
climaxBuy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Volume Climax Sell (
climaxSell): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bull Exhaustion (
exhaustionBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bear Exhaustion (
exhaustionBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)
Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.
1. Signal Events
isBullTrend- Is Bull Trend event signal.isBearTrend- Is Bear Trend event signal.isNoTrend- Is No Trend event signal.isStrong- Is Strong Trend event signal.isConfirmedBull- Confirmed Bull event signal.isConfirmedBear- Confirmed Bear event signal.trendFlipUp- Trend Flip Up event signal.trendFlipDown- Trend Flip Down event signal.climaxBuy- Volume Climax Buy event signal.climaxSell- Volume Climax Sell event signal.exhaustionBull- Bull Exhaustion event signal.exhaustionBear- Bear Exhaustion event signal.
2. Filters and Trade Levels
atrLen- ATR Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.dirVolLen- Dir Vol EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.volAvgLen- Volume Avg Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.normLen- Normalize EMA Len value used for structural qualification or thresholds.normFactor- Normalize Factor value used for structural qualification or thresholds.signalLen- Signal EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.qualityLen- Quality EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.noTrendThresh- No-Trend Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.strongThresh- Strong Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.climaxThresh- Climax Vol Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.confirmBars- Trend Confirm Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.showSignal- Show Signal Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.showQuality- Show Quality Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.showClimax- Show Climax Markers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.showExtraEma- Show Extra EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.extraEmaLen- Extra EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.vwts- VWTS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.signal- Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.extraEma- Extra EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.quality- Trend Quality value used for structural qualification or thresholds.volRatio- Vol Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.vwts- VWTS Score value used for structural qualification or thresholds.signal- Signal Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.extraEma- Extra EMA Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.quality- Trend Quality value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.